On Sept. 23, 2008, the last visible piece of the New Carissa wreck was lifted out of the Pacific Ocean, nearly a decade after the freighter ran aground on Oregon's shores near Coos Bay on Feb. 4, 1999. By Sept. 28 the pieces remaining on the ocean floor were successfully removed by contractor Titan Salvage.

The following information was prepared to help the public understand the removal process, and to provide a chronology of the events surrounding the wreck.